The war-torn city of Lower Lorraine looked like an empty city in the early morning fog. The once bustling streets are now dead silent. The residents of the city either died of **** or hid in their homes shivering.

The crisp sound of horses' hooves came from a distance, breaking the dead silence, and in the blink of an eye, a group of men and horses rushed out of the mist. Alan and his guards were on their way to Charles II's palace.

Looking at these ruined streets and broken houses, Alan once again deeply felt the cruelty of war. For him, who came from a peaceful era, the war before it represented honor, a medal, and an exciting event. But now, the original idea has long since faded away, and has been replaced by a heavy sense of heaviness.

By the time Alan arrived at the palace of Charles II, the Ambrosia Five had all arrived.

After everyone sat down. Charles II was the first to speak: "In this battle of Lower Lorraine, Lord Manuel performed very well, and it should be the first credit."

When the words fell, the Duke of Manuel stood up and thanked him: "Your Majesty has praised you falsely, and it is your duty and glory to contribute to Your Majesty."

Charles II patted Duke Manuel on the shoulder and encouraged: "Manuel, you are too polite, I will not forget your credit." I hope to keep up the good work and continue to work for me in the future. ”

Duke Manuel immediately bowed his hand and said, "It's Your Majesty!"

Charles II smiled and nodded, then looked at everyone and said, "Now that Lower Lorraine is broken, let's talk about what to do next."

After the Duke of Bashir looked around at the crowd, he saw that no one spoke, so he answered: "Your Majesty, since the Lower Lorraine has been broken, then continue to follow our plan, and I will lead the army to attack Marseille."

After Duke Bashir finished speaking, Alan directly stood up and objected: "No!" Then he said to Charles II: "Your Majesty, although we have captured Lower Lorraine, but the surrounding area has not been cleaned up, it is inevitable that there will be remnants of Moslian forces, if they report to King Paul, let King Paul know the news of our division of troops." I'm afraid it will be split into two and broken by each!"

"No!" Duke Bashir immediately retorted: "Your Majesty's capture of Lower Lorraine so quickly must be beyond King Paul's expectations, the soldiers are very fast, as long as we hurry up, before King Paul reacts, take Marseille Fort, and we can be horns with Lower Lorraine." When the time comes, it will be offensive or defensive, and the initiative will be on our side. ”

Alan chuckled, "Lord Duke, don't you overestimate yourself. The city of Marseille is a city with thick walls and is easy to defend and difficult to attack, can the Duke really be able to take the castle before King Paul's army arrives? Even if you do take Fort Marseille, how much will it cost? ”

Duke Bashir couldn't help but be furious when he heard Allen's ridicule. However, Alan didn't let Bashir interject, and after a while, he said to Charles II: "Your Majesty, although we have taken Lower Lorraine, the strength of Duke Manuel has been greatly damaged, and if Duke Bashir is allowed to leave with his troops at this time, it will be a big help." Once King Paul's army arrives, we will not be able to do it with the strength we have now. If Duke Bashir leaves with his troops, I'm afraid this battle will not be easy to fight. ”

Charles II pondered for a while and said, "Is there any news of King Paul?"

At this time, the Duke of Lawrence stood up and said, "King Paul has led his army to Upper Lorraine, and it is expected to reach Lower Lorraine in three days."

"So fast? How many men do they have?" Charles II asked with a frown.

Duke Lawrence glanced at Allen and replied, "It's estimated that there are 100,000 people."

Charles II raised his eyebrows, 100,000 people, which is a lot more than Charles II expected. Over the years, King Paul had weakened the power of several great nobles, and at the same time had to deal with the invasion of the kingdom of Parmalat to the north. It should be said that so many troops should not be pulled. Did he bring back the army from the north? Charles II thought so.

Seeing that Charles II was a little moved, the Duke of Bashir hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, as long as you give me three days, I can take Marseille Castle." Relying on the defense of Lower Lorraine, it was more than enough to hold back King Paul's army. When the time comes, I will fight with His Majesty inside and outside, and I will definitely be able to defeat King Paul!"

Alan slapped the table, pointed at Bashir, and yelled, "Bashir! King Paul's army is about to arrive in Lower Lorraine, and at this time you still want to lead your troops to fight Marseille Castle regardless of your majesty's safety. What if you fail? Are you going to gamble with the entire kingdom of Ammusi? I doubt you have a secret covenant with King Paul!"

Duke Bashir was furious and said, "Ouranos, you spew blood! Your Majesty, I am absolutely loyal to you!"

"Enough! Shut it all up!" Charles II slapped the table heavily, "Ouranos, don't say this kind of speculation in the future!" Otherwise, we will not be spared!"

Alan immediately bowed his head and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Charles II put the dispute to rest, but no one knew what was going on in his heart.

Duke Manuel on the side said softly: "Your Majesty, I think it's better to be conservative now, King Paul's army is coming, and it is not easy to make extraneous branches at this time."

Bashir's heart sank. Said to Manuel: "Duke Manuel, what do you mean by this, didn't you also agree to divide the soldiers into two ways at the beginning?"

Manuel has long been dissatisfied with Bashir for always relying on his high prestige and strength to suppress himself, and he made a fool to give away the main force all of a sudden, so he made up his mind that Bashir must not be allowed to make meritorious contributions this time. So Manuel said, "Duke Bashir, at this time and that time, no one expected King Paul to react so quickly. At this time, we should still focus on the overall situation. ”

Manuel's words immediately made Bashir angry. Unexpectedly, Manuel, a pig teammate, temporarily defected.

This is Charles II who said, "Lawrence, what do you think?"

Duke Lawrence said slowly, "I don't think Duke Bashir is really suitable to leave at this time."

Three of the four dukes did not support him, and Bashir already knew his end, and sat weakly in his chair.

In fact, this division of troops is very important for al-Bashir. With the re-emergence of Allen, the alliance between Allen and Lawrence will inevitably re-enter the political arena, and Duke Manuel's failure has caused a sharp drop in strength, if Duke Bashir can take advantage of this opportunity to make a great contribution, he can lead Duke Manuel to fight against Allen. But now that he has lost this opportunity, it means that he will inevitably be suppressed by Allen and Lawrence in the future.

Sure enough, it was thirty years east and thirty years west of the river, and Duke Lawrence sat on the side and looked at Allen. This young man really didn't disappoint himself, he didn't expect that in just a few months, the political power of the Anmuxi Kingdom would be reshuffled. And he is not arrogant or impatient, and he is quite steady.

Thinking back to the years of the past and the previous Duke of Ouranos, they were also so high-spirited at the beginning, and the situation of the Dominant Ammuxi Kingdom, now seeing Allen, suddenly has a feeling that things are wrong. The Duke of Lawrence couldn't help but fall into memory for a moment.

In the end, Charles II made a decision: "Since everyone has a consensus, so be it." Go back and get ready, and in two days, you'll have a showdown with King Paul!"

The crowd stood up and said, "Yes!"